Adrià Vilanova Chaure (born 11 February 1997) is a Spanish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
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for
Alcorcón
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Geography
The municipality, largely flat, lies at an average altitude of 711 metres above sea level, with the hi ...
.
Club career
Born in
Barcelona
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,
Catalonia
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, Vilanova was a
FC Barcelona
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youth graduate. He made his senior debut with
the reserves on 8 January 2017, coming on as a late
substitute for goalscorer
Dani Romera in a 3–1
Segunda División B
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away win over
Atlético Saguntino.
On 12 August 2017, Vilanova was loaned to fellow third division side
Hércules CF
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for
the season. He made his debut at the club on 15 October, starting and scoring the equalizer in a 3–2 home win over
CF Peralada
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.
In August 2018, after only one further match for Hércules, Vilanova left ''Barça'' and moved to another
reserve team
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,
RCD Mallorca B
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in
Tercera División
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. On 31 December 2018, he signed for
FC Andorra
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in the
Primera Catalana.
On 22 December 2021, after being a part of the squad who achieved an administrative promotion to
Segunda División B
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in 2019 and later a qualification to the newly created
Primera División RFEF
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in
2021
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, Vilanova renewed his contract with the ''Tricolors'' until 2024. He was a regular starter for the club during
the campaign, scoring four goals in 32 appearances overall and achieving a first-ever promotion to
Segunda División
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.
Vilanova made his professional debut on 15 August 2022, starting in a 1–0 away win over
Real Oviedo
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The club plays at ...
.
On 23 July 2024, Vilanova signed with
Alcorcón
Alcorcón () is a city and municipality of Spain located in the Community of Madrid. As of 2022, it had a population of 170,296.
Geography
The municipality, largely flat, lies at an average altitude of 711 metres above sea level, with the hi ...
.
Personal life
Vilanova's father
Tito was also a footballer and later became a manager. He was also groomed at Barcelona, and managed the first team during the 2012–13 season.
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vilanova, Adria
1997 births
Living people
Footballers from Barcelona
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Segunda División players
Primera Federación players
Segunda División B players
Primera Catalana players
FC Barcelona Atlètic players
Hércules CF players
RCD Mallorca B players
FC Andorra players
AD Alcorcón footballers
Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Andorra
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Andorra
21st-century Spanish sportsmen